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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Inverclyde
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Inverclyde. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates2,554Searchable applications
92Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 2,298 approved or refused records
95Refused applications
2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Mar 2019 to 16 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Application Withdrawn21/0173/IC
Erection of dormer window and installation of 4 roof lights
70 Finnart Street Greenock PA16 8HJ
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0174/IC
Erection of two storey office building (Class 4) and drive thru coffee shop (Class 3) with formation of associated car parking, formation of access off Cartsdyke Avenue, landscaping and ancillary works
Land At Cartsdyke Avenue Greenock
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Granted21/0175/IC
Conversion of window to sliding door and external access step
145 Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7PR
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Granted21/0177/IC
Section 42 Application to remove Condition 1 of Consent ref: 21/0051/IC
Port Glasgow Library 12 Fore Street Port Glasgow PA14 5EQ
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/0178/IC
Construction of new valet shed and wash bays
East Car Showroom Shore Road Wemyss Bay PA18 6AR
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0179/IC
Erection of new timber pavilion and relocation of 4 no. Glasshouses in retrospect.
In Work Enterprises 46 Mearns Street Greenock PA15 4QD
Received 8 Jun 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0180/IC
Erection of extensions to existing pharmacy building to form additional store areas.
119 - 121 Grieve Road Greenock PA16 7AW
Received 8 Jun 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0038/TRE
Crown reduction of Sycamore tree
Land Behind Ashburn Gate/Gardens Gourock
Received 8 Jun 2021 - Granted21/0039/TRE
Removal of Common Beech tree
74 Newton Street Greenock PA16 8SR
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0182/IC
Proposed erection of balcony
24 Gleneagles Drive Gourock PA19 1HX
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0183/IC
Change of use and extensions of Kelly Mains Farmhouse to create restaurant/clubroom and office facilities; erection of caravan/mobile homes sales offices; part change of use and subdivision of one existing farm building to create ancillary storage relating to the caravan/mobile home site and use for agricultural purposes; creation of car parking; construction of new estate roads; creation of caravan pitches and related infrastructure.
Kelly Mains Farm Kelly Road Wemyss Bay PA18 6AZ
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Granted21/0041/TRE
Removal of four Conifer trees and one Oak tree
Rowanknoll Glencairn Road Kilmacolm PA13 4PB
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0185/IC
Installation of dormer window at rear in association of conversion of attic to bedroom
27 Glenhuntly Terrace Port Glasgow PA14 5QE
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Application Refused21/0186/IC
Demolition of existing garage and erection of detached house with integral garage and associated landscaping works
Site At Eastern End Of Cowal Crescent Gourock
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0002/PA
Demolition of block of flats and adjacent lock-up garages (prior approval)
8-26 Cuillins Avenue Port Glasgow PA14 6LG
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Unknown21/0003/PA
Demolition of block of flats (prior approval)
33-51 Slaemuir Avenue Port Glasgow PA14 6LS
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Granted21/0188/IC
Installation of front and rear facing rooflights
40 Harbourside Inverkip PA16 0BF
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Granted21/0189/IC
Proposed extension to rear and timber access deck
1B Denholm Terrace Greenock PA16 8RN
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Granted21/0043/TRE
Four Spruce Trees - Removal
Fir Cottage Glenmosston Road Kilmacolm PA13 4PF
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0044/TRE
Removal of multi-stemmed Sycamore
6 West Glen Gardens Kilmacolm PA13 4PX
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0190/IC
Formation of new window where previously blocked up and enlargement of existing window to enhance daylight and natural ventilation to existing Therapy Centre (Class 2)
Store 10 - Ground Floor The Village Store Faith Avenue Quarriers Village PA11 3TF
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Unknown21/0004/PA
Demolition of block of flats (prior approval)
65-83 Slaemuir Avenue Port Glasgow PA14 6NF
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0191/IC
Proposed erection of sunroom and formation of decking
31 Merino Road Greenock PA15 4BY
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0192/IC
Erection of a timber pergola adjacent to rear of building (in retrospect)
46 Esplanade Greenock PA16 7SD
Received 23 Jun 2021
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Inverclyde, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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